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HOUSE RESOLUTION

  
 
2    WHEREAS, Other states and countries have developed 
3effective methods of correctional reform by traveling beyond 
4state and national borders; and
  
 
5    WHEREAS, These methods have allowed states to rethink and 
6restructure correctional systems, which has  led to lower 
7recidivism rates and prison populations; and
  
 
8    WHEREAS, The recent widespread and dangerous contagion of 
9COVID-19 in prison facilities provides a timely opportunity 
10for public safety stakeholders to recognize the flaws in 
11Illinois' correctional system; and
  
 
12    WHEREAS, Illinois' correctional system can benefit from 
13the implementation of effective incarceration policies, 
14programs, and best practices that aim to reduce correctional 
15spending, alleviate inmate overcrowding at correctional 
16facilities, lower recidivism, and address other challenges; 
17and
  
 
18    WHEREAS, Recognition of effective incarceration policies 
19used by other jurisdictions would provide Illinois with 
20possible solutions to improve its correctional system; and
  
 
 
 
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1    WHEREAS, The month of March is nationally recognized as 
2Criminal Justice Month, which is coordinated by the Academy of 
3Criminal Justice Sciences along with the United States 
4Government to promote societal awareness of the causes of 
5crime as well as strategies for prevention and responding to 
6crime; therefore, be it
  
 
7    RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE 
8HUNDRED SECOND GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that 
9we declare the week of March 8, 2022 through March 16, 2022, in 
10coordination with National Criminal Justice Month, as Illinois 
11Correctional Reform Week in the state of Illinois to raise 
12awareness of the benefits of looking beyond state borders for 
13effective methods of correctional reform.